Snow in Orange!Indeed we have a 5th observed season young peregrine falcon with us now, having appeared between midnight and 3.30am this morning. Thanks to everyone who’s been covering for us over the wee small hours. We’re madly sifting through the footage from this morning and the poor surveillance server is steaming around the edges helping us retrieve everything we can find. This HD camera is a blessing, as well as Swift’s choice of scrape location in the eyrie which has allowed us full vision.
Apologies to those who are experiencing ongoing streaming problems. Not resolved yet, but we’re up against quite basic software apps and old machinery (being a voluntary project) but we’ll rectify everything as soon as possible. In the meantime we’ve made available a clip from daylight hours earlier today which runs for about 6 minutes but offers vision of the whole family – we welcome “Snow” ….
Much more to come over the next few days …. for all you locals, we’re on Prime 7 News again tonight (Thanks Jarrad and Marcus once more; remember – duck & weave!) and for you radio listeners Angela at ABC Radio Central West interviewed us this morning too – you’re all fantastic!!
http://youtu.be/Jw38KBWt-80A face only a parent could loveWith daylight has come better photo opportunities to say Hullo to Snow. Caught mid-afternoon was a close-up of the sleepy, furry bobblehead in between feeds (which also happened shortly afterwards).
A sleepy Snow
Both parents have been in close attendance, and a little time ago we watched Swift enjoying a well-earned meal in-situ while Beau took his turn keeping Snow warm and looking on enviously at Swift’s raw meal. Indeed Beau seems to have overcome that phase of wondering why this small egg has suddenly turned furry and moving! We’re all lucky that Beau and Swift are such good parents.
Media coverage todayWith the new bobblehead in the eyrie located up the Concrete Hilton the excitement has been universal today. Snow has become an instead online sensation in quick time, and of course Beau and Swift are soaking up the adulation from around the world and on campus. We appeared live on ABC Radio Central West this morning (thanks heaps Angela & team; great coverage and great supporters!), and then were visited by Jarrad and Marcus from Prime 7 News once more to record the occasion to the local region.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9rsrE6hCQU#wsWritten media coverage includes a good article in the local newspaper, the Central Western Daily – thanks to the CWD!
